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` APPLICATION FILED APR. 23,*1909. yagg. I Patented Sept. 7. 1909.

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JOHN C. BARBER, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CAR-TRUCK.

Specification of'etters latent.

rarement sept. 7, i909.

, y Application led April 23, 1909. Serial No. 191,673.

provide an improved car truck, and to this end, it consists of the novel devices and conibinations of devices and defined in the claims.

' the truck side frames.

The vdrawings which illustrate my present invention, show the car truck having. side frames that-are very similar to those disclosed and claimed in in copending application S. N. 490,297 tile of date April 16, 1909. In my said copending application, the truck bolster was spring mounted 'for vertical movements, and was mounted on roller devices for endwise movements transversely of the truck. .In my present invention, the truck bolster is rigidly connected at its ends to the truck side frames. The car body ismounted and supported on roller side bea-rings, which in turn aresupported for vertical movements by springs seatedv in In this truck, therefore, lateral motion devices or devices for permitting movements of the car body transversely of the truck are not provided, and

the weight of the car body and its load, instead of being transmitted to the trucks throl. gh the truck holsters, is delivered directly'to theside frames of the trucks through side bearings located directly over, or Within the trans verse dimensions ot' the said truck side frames, so that the latter take the load free from torsional strains and little or nol part of the load is carried through the truck holsters. y

In the accompanyin drawings which illustrate the invention, ike characters indicate like parts throu hout the several views. n Referring to the dgrawings: Figure 1 is a View in side elevation, showing the improved car truck, some parts being broken awayv and My present invention has for its object to' hereinafter described some, parts being removed Fig. 2 isa detail in vertical section on the line m2`2 of Fig.

ing-the improved car truck with the wheelsand certain of the other parts removed; Fig.

4 is a vertical section taken on the line wt of Fig. 3, some Fig. 5 is 'a plan view, showing approximately onehalf of the improved truck trame, some pirts broken away; Fig. 6 is a detail view in P an: the spring supported side bearings; and Fig. 7 is a detail View in plan, showing the roller cage plate of one of the side bearings.

As preferablyconstructed, each side frame of the truck is made up of a pair of laterally spaced parallel steel channel beams 1, and a pair-of cast steel zend brackets 2. These end brackets 2 have depending flanged portions.

that serve to space apart the ends of the channel beams l, and are rigidly secured to the vertical webs thereof by rivets 3. The upper portions of the said end brackets 2 are in the form of ribbed arms, the extended portions of which rest upon the coperating axle boxes 4, one of which latter is shown dia grammatically bottoms of the boxes 4 are engagedby short independent bottom bars 5 shown as secured parts being broken away;

at the right in Fig. 1. The' showing the lower member of one of y by rivets to the lowermost end portions of the s end brackets 2.

The numeral 7 indicates the matically, said wheels being 8 in the usual Way,

Wheels diagramsecured to axles way. The lower intermediate portions of the two channel beams 1 are rigidly tied together by a. spring base 9, which, as shown', is o t' invertedlchannel form, and the flanges of which are riveted to the vertical webs of said beams.

` l)The coi-led springs 10, which support the car body from the truck side frames, are preferably arrangedin tandem or spaced in a straight row longitudinally of the "side frames, and they are mounted inthe' sea'ts formed therefor, between the 'channel beams '1 and 'the end brackets 2, and at their lower The axle boxes are secured to the projecting arms ofthe end brackets 2, and to the-bottom bars 5 by nutted bolts 6.Y

and the said axle being journaled in the boxes 4 in the customary a the spring cast steel I--beam 1l, provided at its cnds' with integrally formed 'flanged heads tif These heads l2 are preferahl)v slightly inclined, and al., their extreme lower ends, lhcy are riveted to the inner channel beamsI l, while the ends proper ot the said Lbeam 11 arc overlapped with and riveted to the upper lianges of the said inner channel beams 1. In this way the truck bolster 1l is very rigidly united-with the truck s'idc irai'nes. At its central portion, the truck bolster 11 is formed with a cylindrical hub or pocket 13 which receives a correspondingly formed, but smaller hub 1/1 of the car body bolster 15. '1.` hese two hubs 13 and 14- pivotally connect the two bolsters 11 and 1 5, or otherwise stated, pivotally connect the truck to the car body. The lower end of the hub 14 terminatos above the bottom of the hub or pocket 13 so that the car body is capable of vertical movements in respect to the truck.v As shown, a nutted bolt 16 is passed through the bottoms of the telescoped hubs 13 and len-to limit the upward movement of the body bolster 15 in respect' to the truck bolster 11. The said hubs 13 and 14C atford the desired pivotal connection between the truck and lcar body, but do not constitute acenter bearing,- proper, vbecause the weight of the car body and its load is not transmitted to the truck through the said hubs 13 and 14.

The side bearings that support the car body from the truck side frames through the springs 10, comprise each a lower roller bearing plate 17, an u'pper roller bearing plate 18, an interposed rollers 19. The lower plates 17 which act as combined spring caps and roller bases, are directly seated on the upperv ends of the springs 10, and are `:guided for vertical movements 'by the upper V'portions of the spring receiving pockets formed between the channel beams 1 and the end brackets f2. Preferably the said lower roller bearing plates 17v have depending ends formed with projecting guide lugs 20 that. work in 'vertical grooves 521'` formed in the inner ends of the end brackets Q. The rollers 19 are preferably cylindrical,l but are set with their axes radiating fom the axis oi the pivotal connection formed by the hubs 13 and 14. plates 17 and 18 are preferably both formed With flat recessed bearing surfaces for the rollers 19, and with segmental inner and outer ribs for holding the rollers against endwise movements, but permitting the same to travel in respect toboth of the said bearing plates. The rpper roller bearing plates 18 are bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to The lower and u er bearinffways in proper positions in respect to the` plates' 17 and 18.

Yl`he numeral -l indicates brulel hanger lugs shown as cast integral with the end portions of the rigid trucli bolster ll.

l'y arranging the car supporting springs in tandem, or in rows lon=itmlinally ol' the truck side t'rau'ies, wide'b: t support tor the ca:` body bols t are ati'ordcd, and alv the same time, the we' `ht ot' the car bod)7 and load is transmitted to the truck side trames in vertical planes` that. .intersect the said trurl; side trames longitudinally-and centrally, thereliiy relievingr the said truck side trames from trrsional strains. .In fact., the intermediate portions ot' the car body bolsters and ot' the truck holsters are relieved from the lo'ad, and thc load is ltransmitted li'rom the car body direct to thc axle boxes through-the lroller side bearings, thc springs and the truck side trames, all ot' which parts are vertically alined and coi'itaincd within transverse dimensions ot' the said truck side frames.

The truck above described is very strong and durable, and furthermore, may be constructed at a minimum oill cost for a given load carrying capacity.

What. l claim is:

1. The combination with a car truck, having side frames made up ot` laterally spaced beams aial longitudinally spaced end brackets rigidly connected thereto, of a truck bolster rigid ly connecting the lsaid Side frames, springs mounted in tandem arrangement in pockets formed therefor in said side frames, between said laterally spaced beams and longitudinally spaced end brackets, lower roller bearingl plates mounted on said springs and guided for vertical movements by the inner end portions ot' said end brackets, rollers mounted on said lower bearing plates with their axes extending transversely ot' the truck, upper bearingplates mounted on said rollers i'or movements longitudinally of tho truck, and a body bolster support/ed on said upper bearing plates, and pivotally, connected to the central portion of Suid truck bolster with freedom for vertical movements in respect thereto.

2. ln a car truck,' the combination with side trames made up of laterally spaced beams and longitudinally spaced end brackets rigidly connected thereto, of a truck bolster having lianged ends rigidly secured the ends ot' the car body bolster 15. Preferto the inner members of said laterally spaced ably each set of rollers 19 is mounted in a l beams, said truck bolster having a centrally lou located hub, of springs seated in said sidev In testimony whereof I aix mysignatuife frames, roller si'e dbevrilngs supporteddl Ey in presence of twowitnesses. e said s rings and o y o sters supporte y Y said slide beu'ings, and having a depending JOHN C BARBER hub working pivotally kWithin the hub of Witnesses: v said truck bolster with freedom for vertical L. W. BARBER, movements in respect thereto. A. M. Lovng'; 'A 

